Following Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, Canada’s Jewish community endured a surge of violence and intimidation, including shootings, firebombings, vandalism and protests outside synagogues.

This explosion of antisemitism prompted award-winning designer Revi Mula to co-found Canadian Women Against Antisemitism (CWAA), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to combating Jew-hatred and gender-based violence.

“When Oct. 7 happened, we asked ourselves what we could do,” said Mula, who currently serves as vice president of the organization, in an interview with JNS. “After one massive protest, I called one of the other founding members, Esther, and told her I wanted to go sit at a police station and refuse to leave until I felt safe.”